55315: Introduction to SQL Databases

Description

Duration

3 Days

18 CPD hours

This course is intended for

The primary audience for this course is people who are moving into a database role, or whose role has expanded to include database technologies. Developers that deliver content from SQL Server databases will also benefit from this material.

Overview

After completing this course, you will be able to:
Describe key database concepts in the context of SQL Server
Describe database languages used in SQL Server
Describe data modelling techniques
Describe normalization and denormalization techniques
Describe relationship types and effects in database design
Describe the effects of database design on performance
Describe commonly used database objects

This course is provided as an introductory class for anyone getting started with databases. It will be useful to programmers and other IT professionals whose job roles are expanding into database management. Students will learn fundamental database concepts through demonstrations and hands-on labs on a SQL Server instance.
This material updates and replaces course Microsoft course 10985 which was previously published under the same title.

Module 1: Introduction to databases

Module 2: Data Modeling

Module 3: Normalization

Module 4: Relationships

Module 5: Performance

Module 6: Database Objects